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Summer camp No. 1 for Baylor in the books
Baylor wrapped up the first camp of the summer over the weekend. Here are some in-depth notes and thoughts from the camp.
The Opening: Day 2
This event is so stacked with talent. Grayson and I left after getting video interviews with Jaylen Ellis, Genson Hooper, and Tykee Smith to get dinner. We came back and talked to Brenda Tracy for a solid 3 hours and missed the rest of the event.Just kidding.We talked with Jason Howell, Ryan Braunnigner, Bud Elliott, and more about the event and we enjoyed it, but some of the fluff is getting over the top. This event is well run at The Star, but there are no refreshments available for anyone, but the players. I figured Jerry would have the beer and hot dogs flowing since he bought the event and moved it to Frisco, but there wasn't anything open. The day consisted of testing and Ellis said he went in the 4.5s, Hooper went 4.46 and ran the 40 at least 5 times while everyone else went twice. The surface is slow at The Star and I won't be shocked to see some scratched times. The OU class of Austin Stogner, Trejan Bridges, Theo Wease, Arjei Henderson and Spencer Rattler all hang out together and nobody else really gets around them. The trio of Eliis, Garrett Wilson, and Elijah Higgins all hang out together. Genson Hooper is a bit of a loner without anyone to hang with. He also wasn't aggressive in getting reps early and got shuffled back and missed reps because of it. That changed later and he got more reps than others. Stacey Wilkins is a stud, but there are so many studs on the OL he was running 3rd team. The OL and DL were ridiculous, but not many from Texas are the studs. It was Louisiana and Mississippi groups with the most size and snap off the DL. OL has just massive kids. OL and DL are wearing helmets, which is nice to see. Ellis had some great catches. He is so quick in space, but not truly 40 meter fast. He's had bad 40s at camps, but nobody covers him. He's also grown and was over six foot tall now. He'll be a great slot receiver if his speed doesn't improve.Tykee Smith is high on Baylor. I mean committable high. He'll be on campus in late July and I'd put him on commit alert if things go well.Smith has quick feet. Someone asked if he could play corner and that is a possibility. He's thick and wide framed for a 5-11 185 prospect. He broke well on the ball and made some amazing one handed catches during drills to high point the ball. He's also a bit raw in his body build as he could grow while on a nutrition program he likely is not receiving now.
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Two big visitors this weekend
As I reported a couple of weeks ago, QB Grant Gunnell and WR Elijah Higgins will be on Baylor's campus this weekend. Baylor is back in the mix with Gunnell but this weekend could go along ways to helping their cause. I also would not be surprised to see Jaylen Ellis there as well but I am trying to confirm.
Two big upcoming visitors; grad transfer possibility
I have confirmed that four-star QB Grant Gunnell and four-star WR Elijah Higgins will take an unofficial visit to Baylor very soon. Not for the spring game, but within 2-3 weeks. They will make the trip together. On the grad transfer, I can also confirm that Baylor is looking at UMass OL Jack Driscoll. It was posted on the board earlier today and I got confirmation that he definitely is on the radar. Two years to play two.